Anne Girouard

in 2007 by Georges Seguin

Anne Girouard (born 18 March 1976 La Garenne-Colombes ) is a French actress . She is known for having played Queen Guinevere in the series Kaamelott .

Life

She passed a literary baccalaureate, then a degree in philosophy. She studied theater at the Conservatoire de Versailles, at the École Supérieure d'Art Dramatique, and at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT).[1]

She began by acting in theater in Les Deux Timides or L'éveil du Printemps. She appeared regularly with director Anne-Laure Liégeois (Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Edouard II by Christopher Marlowe, Dom Juan by Molière, The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, L'Augmentation by Georges Perec, Débrayage by Rémi De Vos, Le Marché by Jacques Jouet. She also worked with Brigitte Jaques-Wajemann and Nathalie Grauwin, Pierre Bénézit, Paul Golub, Philippe Faure, Vincent Debost and Arlette Téphany.[2]

In the cinema, she appeared in Démon de Midi in 2005, in L'Auberge rouge in 2007, and in Enfin veuve in 2008.

On television, she played Queen Guenièvre in Alexandre Astier's Kaamelott series from 2004 to 2009.[3][4][5][6] She played in the soap opera The Poisoner. She made appearances in other popular films and series, such as Alex Hugo and Candice Renoir. In 2016, she appeared in Neva.[7]

In 2021, she resumed the role of Queen Guinevere in the film Kaamelott: Premier Volet by Alexandre Astier.

References

1. "Anne Girouard, comédienne | Opéra de Rennes". 2024-04-21. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
2. "LA CHAUVE SOURIS" (PDF). opera-rennes.fr/. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
3. "Anne Girouard, reine Guenièvre de «Kaamelott», joue l'Arlésienne au Sion Festival". Anne Girouard, reine Guenièvre de «Kaamelott», joue l’Arlésienne au Sion Festival (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
4. SensCritique. "Casting de Kaamelott - Premier Volet (2021)". SensCritique (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
5. "«Kaamelott» n'est ni misogyne ni sexiste!»". Tribune de Genève (in French). 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
6. "Vue dans Kaamelott, l'actrice Anne Girouard joue à l'opéra de Rennes : « C'est un spectacle". saint-lo.maville.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
7. France, Centre (2016-02-21). "La reine de Bretagne bientôt à Limoges". Le Populaire du Centre (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-03.